Rents will go up.

My current agent suggested if it made sense financially, to do some rehab work to get the properties rent-ready, but I do not have the liquid funds to do so and sell these as-is.

I have a STR in Truckee that has done very well and I am looking for another STR, was thinking of the Sacramento market but I hear conflicting info on the permit process and the ability to rent it out for more than 90 days a year as a STR. 

Destin is a great spot for house hacking—tourism is strong, so renting out part of your property could help with the mortgage.

The tenant fails to pay their last month's rent and leaves the place needing new flooring and paint.

You can rent a place to lay a head. 

Within 2 years of this or during a tenant turover, you have to pay to have your walls tested for LPB lead based paint, no exemption on property size (ex:sfr or 500 unit) Unless it was built after 1978, certified free of LBP, SFR or duplex and rented under 6 months, and some other wacky exemption.  

Started renting it out in Summer of '24 when I first moved!

Buying a large new build home can also work well as a house hack as you can charge a premium rent, and generally most bedrooms built now a days have en suites (at least in my market).  

I've rented rooms to BSSM students, but I'm not sure that I want to continue with that group, or switch to independent senior living, etc.